Visionary Leadership (Sashkin)
LeadershipReliability: alpha 0.893 sample items
About this scale
A 50-item measure of visionary leadership across personal characteristics and behaviours. Items capture vision communication, follower empowerment, and organizational culture-building.
Sample item(s)
“My leader has clear ideas about where this organization should be going”
“My leader communicates a compelling vision of the future”
“My leader's actions support his/her stated vision”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.89. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Foundational visionary-leadership measure.
Source & citation
Sashkin, M. (1988): The visionary leader. In J. A. Conger & R. N. Kanungo (Eds.), Charismatic leadership (pp. 122–160). Jossey-Bass.
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